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About KK's Steel Mill
KK's Steel Mill is a live music venue in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton with a standing capacity of approximately 2000. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
KK's Steel Mill books Metal, Hard rock, Rock, Punk acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Wolverhampton venue directory.
KK's Steel Mill is a 2,000-capacity live music venue in Wolverhampton (Starworks Warehouse, Frederick Street, WV2 4DU), owned and run by K.K. Downing, founding guitarist of Judas Priest. Set in a Grade II listed former Star Motor Company building, the venue reopened in 2021 and has become one of the Midlands' premier rooms for metal and hard rock. It operates in flexible capacity formats — 550, 1,100 and a full 2,000 standing — plus a 200-capacity lounge for smaller shows. The programme runs from classic hard rock through to new and underground metal, with a cloakroom and food at most shows, full production and an in-house PA for touring headliners.
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Starworks Warehouse, Frederick Street, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DU
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KK's Steel Mill has a standing capacity of approximately 2000, classed as a large venue. See all Wolverhampton venues for size comparisons.
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Starworks Warehouse, Frederick Street, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DU. See the map below for directions. Browse more Wolverhampton venues nearby.
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